June 2013 - Sept 2013 Boston Children's Hospital: Assisted with qualitative study on parental perceptions of health coaching for weight management, leading to implementation of the One Step Ahead childhood obesity management program.
Dec 2015 - May 2017 Ann M. Graybiel Lab, McGovern Institute for Brain Research: Engineered microdevices for subcellular in vivo neural activity recording and localized drug delivery.
May 2017 - Aug 2017 Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Internship): Created robust analysis software using computer vision, image analysis, and motion detection to predict pharmaceutical formulation properties.
Sept 2017 - Dec 2018 Robert S. Langer Lab: Developed polymer-based gastric retentive drug delivery systems.
June 2018 - April 2020 Lyndra Therapeutics: Led project developing a long-acting gastric retentive platform for antiparasitic drugs through Phase I clinical trials.
Current Research
My doctoral research in the DeLouise lab focuses on developing a microphysiological system (MPS) for studying retinal degeneration in Batten disease and discovering new therapeutics. This project combines microbubble arrays, nanoporous membranes, and potentially optical sensors to create a complex integrated technology. The goals include designing and fabricating a functional MPS capable of sustaining retinal organoids, optimizing the system to accurately model key aspects of Batten disease, and using the MPS to screen FDA-approved compounds for potential therapeutic effects.
